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  2. Antelope jackrabbit - Wikipedia

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    Artistic depiction of an antelope jackrabbit. The antelope jackrabbit is a large Lepus species. [5] Male and female antelope jackrabbits are identical in appearance. [5] This species is large in size with long, pointed ears and a distinct coat coloration. The antelope jackrabbit has a white belly, light grey sides, a back peppered with black ...

  3. Swamp rabbit - Wikipedia

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    Sylvilagus aquaticus fossils have been identified as early as the Pleistocene epoch, according to a 1940 discovery of molar teeth found in a Missouri deposit dating back to that era. [4] Glaciations during the Illinoian stage likely created refugia that led to the emergence of the swamp rabbit as a distinct species.

  4. Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits - Wikipedia

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    G. kurochkini was approximately the size of the modern mountain pygmy owl, which the fossils were assigned to before being recognized as a distinct species. † La Brea owl [118] [120] † Oraristrix brea: 144 fossil specimens belonging to at least 28 birds. A large owl similar in size to the great grey owl and the great horned owl. Specimens ...

  5. Should private collectors be allowed to own dinosaur fossils ...

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    "The sale of Sue was a turning point, I think, [for] the commercial sale of fossils," Spencer Lucas, a curator of paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in ...

  6. List of dinosaur specimens sold at auction - Wikipedia

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    The private sale of fossils has attracted criticism from paleontologists, as it presents an obstacle to fossils being publicly accessible to research. [2] Most countries where relatively complete dinosaur specimens are commonly found have laws against the export of fossils. The United States allows the sale of specimens collected on private ...

  7. Oryctolagus - Wikipedia

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    Oryctolagus (/ ˌ ɔː r ɪ k ˈ t ɑː l ə ɡ ə s /) is a genus of lagomorph that today contains the European rabbit and its descendant, the domestic rabbit, as well as several fossil species. The generic name derives from Ancient Greek : ὀρυκτός ( oryktos , “dug up”) and λαγώς ( lagōs , “hare”).

  8. Fossil trade - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, it is legal to sell fossils collected on private land. [7] In Mongolia and China the export of fossils is illegal. [9] [11] Brazil considers all fossils as federal assets and prohibits their trade since 1942, banned the permanent exports of holotypes and other fossils of national interest in 1990, and requires permits by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation ...

  9. Jackalope - Wikipedia

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    Jackalope is a portmanteau of jackrabbit and antelope. Jackrabbits are actually hares, rather than rabbits, though both are mammals in the family Leporidae. Wyoming is home to three species of hares, all in the genus Lepus. These are the black-tailed jackrabbit, the white-tailed jackrabbit, and the snowshoe hare. [2]